78 5687 Magic lantern Kindren om uw' geest te scherpen tot uw oefning tot uw vlijt wordt u door de kindervrienden weer een nieuwe prent gewijd
78/5687 [Magic lantern]. "Kindren, om uw' geest te scherpen, tot uw oefning, tot uw vlijt, wordt u, door de kindervrienden, weer een nieuwe prent gewijd (...)". Catchpenny print w. 12 thumbcol. woodcut ills. w. captions below, Amst., Erve H. Rijnders, first half 19th cent.

- Formely folded.

= The story of two brothers, who split their ways after the death of their father. One lives a decent life and becomes respectable and the other squanders his inheritance. After a while the destitute brother buys a magic lantern with his last money. He shows his lanter and performs with it at the family home of his brother, who doesn't recognize him. The magic lantern shows the episodes in the life of the squanderous brother. The rich respectable brother finally recognizes his brother and they reconcile their differences. KVCS p.809, no.7 (our copy without number).

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